SUBARU OUTBACK 2002 3.G Owners Manual

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Waveband selection
n FM/AM selection
Push the “BAND” button 3 to select FM1, FM2 or AM reception. The
display indicates which one is currently selected. n FM/AM/Weather band selection
Push the “BAND” button 3 to select FM1, FM2, AM or Weather band
(WB) reception. The display indicates which is currently selected. Stereo indicator
The stereo indicator “ST” will come on when an FM stereo broadcast
is received. Tuning (TUNE)
n Manual tuning (TUNE)
Press the tuning button 4 marked “ ” to increase the tuning frequen-
cy and press the tuning button marked “ ” to decrease it.
Each time the button is pressed, the frequency interval can be
changed between 10 kHz in the AM mode and 0.2 MHz in the FMmode.
Constant pressure on the button causes a continuous change in the
frequency. n Manual tuning for weather band
When weather band mode is selected, press the tuning button 4
marked “ ” to change the WB channel up and press the tuning but-
ton marked “ ” to change the WB channel down. Each time the but-
ton is pressed, the WB channel changes to the next channel.
Constant pressure on the button causes a continuous change in the
frequency. n Automatic tuning (SCAN)
Press the “SCAN” button
6 to change the radio to the SCAN mode. In
this mode, the radio scans through the radio band until a station is
found. The radio will stop at the station for five seconds while display-
ing the frequency, after which scanning will continue until the entire
band has been scanned from the low end to the high end.

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Press the “SCAN” button again to cancel the SCAN mode and to stop
on any displayed frequency.
When the “SCAN” button is pressed for automatic tuning, stations are
scanned in the direction of low frequencies to high frequencies only.
Automatic tuning may not function properly if the station reception is
weakened by distance from the station or proximity to tall buildingsand hills. Selecting preset stations
Presetting a station with a “preset button ”
5 allows you to select that
station in a single operation. Up to six WB (if equipped), AM, FM1 and
FM2 stations each may be preset. How to preset stations
1. Press the “BAND” button 3 to select FM1, FM2, AM or WB (if
equipped) reception.
2. Press the “SCAN” button or tune the radio manually until the
desired station frequency is displayed.
3. Press one of the preset buttons for more than 2 seconds to store
the frequency. At this time, there will momentarily be no sound from
the radio. If the button is pressed for less than 2 seconds, the preced-
ing selection will remain in memory.
NOTE If the connection between the radio and battery is broken for any
reason such as vehicle maintenance or radio removal, all stationsstored in the preset buttons are cleared. If this occurs, it is neces-sary to reset the preset buttons.

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Cassette player operationHB5041CB
7 Cassette slot
8 Eject button
9 TAPE button
Q TPS (Tape Program Search)
W Repeat button E
Fast-forward button
R Rewind button
T Dolby B NR button
Y Program button
NOTE Only use good quality cassettes (cassettes longer than C-90 are
not recommended). Put cassettes back in their boxes immediately after use to protect
them from dust and dirt and to prevent the tape from unwinding. Never expose cassettes to heat, direct sunlight or moisture.
Clean the tape head (once or twice a month) using a
wet-type
cleaning cassette
.
Cassette slot
Insert a cassette with the exposed tape side facing to the right. After
insertion, playback starts. TAPE button
Press the “TAPE button ”
9 when the cassette left in the cassette slot
is to be played back again.

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Tape travel indicators
These indicate the direction the cassette tape is moving. : Indicates that the top side of the cassette is being played back.
: Indicates that the bottom side of the cassette is being played
back. Program button (PROG)
When the program button Y is pressed during playback, the tape
travel indicators will switch and the player will begin playing back the opposite side of the tape. The same mechanism is automatically acti-
vated when the end of the tape is reached. This allows the opposite
side of the tape to play, providing continuous playback. Fast-forward button (FF)
To fast-forward the tape, press the “FF” button
E. To stop fast-for-
warding, lightly press the “
” 8 button.
Rewind button (REW)
To rewind the tape, press the “REW” button R. To stop rewinding,
lightly press the “
” 8 button.
Eject button (
)
When “
” button 8 is pressed, playback stops and the cassette
tape is ejected. The ejection function is also active when the ignition switch is in the
“LOCK” position. Always make certain that you remove the cassette
tape. Tape program sensor button (TPS)
n Blank skip
When the “TPS” button Q is pressed, the “TPS” indicator will come on
and the player will automatically skip any blank portion of 15 second
or more and play the next program, even if it is on the other side. To
cancel blank skip mode, press the “TPS” button again.
n Blank search
Press “TPS” button
Q during playback to return to the beginning of
the current selection or to skip to the beginning of the next selection.

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To use this function, press the “TPS” button to turn on the “TPS” indi-
cator. If the fast-forward button “FF” E is then pressed, the player ad-
vances the tape to the beginning of the next selection and starts play-
ing it. If the rewind button “REW” R is pressed instead, the player
rewinds the tape to the beginning of the current selection and starts
replaying it. The “TPS” function may not operate properly under the
following conditions: When the recording level is low.
When there are long pauses in the middle of a selection.
When the tape contains verbal material such as conversations.
When the blanks between selections are shorter than five seconds.
When there are no blanks between selections (live concerts, etc.).
Repeat (RPT)
Press the “RPT” button
W while a song is playing to play the song
repeatedly. The “RPT” indicator will come on and the song will be
played continuously. To cancel the repeat mode, press the button
again. Then the “RPT” indicator goes out, and normal playback mode
is restored. Dolby B NR button (
)
Press the “
” button T when playing tapes recorded using the
Dolby NR system*. The “
” indicator will light up and high-frequen-
cy noise on the tape will be reduced for clearer sound reproduction.
*Noise reduction system manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories
Licensing Corporation. “Dolby” and the double-D Symbol are trade marks of
Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation.

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CD player control (If optional CD player is connected) An optional CD player can be connected to this audio unit. See your
SUBARU dealer for more information. For procedures for loading and un-
loading CDs, refer to “CD player 1 ” in this chapter.
HB5041DB
U CD button
I RAND (Random) button
O RPT (Repeat) button P
Track selection buttons
A SCAN button
To start playback
n When CD is not in the CD player
Hold a disc with a finger in the center hole while gripping the edge of
the disc, then insert it in to the slot (with the label side up) on the CDplayer and the player will automatically pull the disc into position.
After insertion, the CD player mode indicator “CD” will come on and
playback will start. n When CD is in the CD player
Press the “CD” button
U. The “CD” indicator will come on, and the
track number will appear on the display and the CD player will start playback.

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NOTE If the “CD” button is pressed during a radio broadcast, the
disc will interrupt the broadcast. After playback on the last song finishes, the player will auto-
matically return to track 1 (the first song on the disc). To select a song from its beginning
Briefly press the “ ❚” button
P to skip to the beginning of the next
track and briefly press the “❚ ” button to skip to the beginning of
the current track. Fast-forwarding and fast-reverse
Press the “ ❚” button
P continuously for more than a half second
to fast-forward the disc.
Press the “❚ ” button continuously for more than a half second to
fast reverse the disc.
Release the button to stop fast forwarding or fast reverse. Repeat
Press the “RPT” button
O while a song is playing to play the song
repeatedly. The “RPT” indicator will come on and the song will be
played continuously. To cancel the repeat mode, press the button
again. Then the “RPT” indicator goes out, and normal playback mode
is restored. Random playback
Press the “RAND” button
I while a disc is being played back to play
all songs on the disc in a random order. The “RAND” indicator will
come on and all songs on the disc will be played in a random order.
To cancel the random mode, press the button again. Then the
“RAND” indicator goes out, and normal playback mode is restored.
Scan (a convenient way to become familiar with a disc)
1. Press the “SCAN” button
A.
– The display shows “SCAN” and the track number being
scanned.– You hear the first 10 seconds of each track.
– The operation is automatically cleared after playing all pro-

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grams. Then, normal playback starts.
2. Press the “SCAN” button again when you hear a track you like.
– Normal playback resumes.
To stop playback
To stop playback and switch over to the radio mode, press the
“BAND” button. To stop playback and switch over to the cassette
player mode, press the “TAPE” button.
CD changer control (If optional in dash CD changer is connected) An optional CD changer can be connected to this audio unit. See your
SUBARU dealer for more information. For procedures for loading and un-
loading CDs, refer to “In-dash 6 CD auto changer ” in this chapter.
HB5041EB
S CD button
D Disc up/down buttons
F RAND (Random) button G
RPT (Repeat) button
H Track selection buttons
J SCAN button
To start playback
Press the “CD” button S. The “CD” indicator will come on and the
disc number will appear on the display and the CD changer will start playback.

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NOTE If the “CD” button is pressed during a radio broadcast, the CD
changer will interrupt the broadcast. At the end of the disc, playback automatically continues with
the next disc. After playback on the last disc finishes, the player will auto-
matically return to the first disc. If you have loaded fewer than 6 discs, any missing disc is
automatically skipped. Selection of a desired disc
Briefly press the “ ” button
D to skip to the next disc and briefly
press the “ ” button to skip to the previous disc.
n Operation with the in-dash CD changer unit
Press the desired “Disc select ” button (numbered from 1 to 6) and the
disc will begin to play. To select a song from its beginning
Briefly press the “ ❚” button H to skip to the beginning of the next
track and briefly press the “❚ ” button to skip to the beginning of
the current track. Fast-forwarding and fast-reverse
Press the “ ❚” button H continuously for more than a half second
to fast-forward the disc.
Press the “❚ ” button continuously for more than a half second to
fast reverse the disc.
Release the button to stop fast forwarding or fast reverse. Repeat
Press the “RPT” button
G while a song is playing to play the song
repeatedly. The “RPT” indicator will come on and the song will be
played continuously. To cancel the repeat mode, press the button
again. Then the “RPT” indicator goes out, and normal playback mode
is restored. Random playback
Press the “RAND” button
F while a disc is being played back to play

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all songs on the disc in a random order. The “RAND” indicator will
come on and all songs on the disc will be played in a random order.
To cancel the random mode, press the button again. Then the
“RAND” indicator goes out, and normal playback mode is restored.
Scan (a convenient way to become familiar with a disc)
1. Press the “SCAN” button
J.
– The display shows “SCAN” and the track number being
scanned.– You hear the first 10 seconds of each track.
– The operation is automatically cleared after playing all pro-
grams. Then, normal playback starts.
2. Press the “SCAN” button again when you hear a track you like.
– Normal playback resumes.
To stop playback
To stop playback and switch over to the radio mode, press the
“BAND” button. To stop playback and switch over to the cassette
player mode, press the “TAPE” button.